Moccasins

Before 1880

Culture

Tlingit

Locale

Wrangell, AK

Country

United States

Object

moccasin, pair

Medium

Leather and Beads

Accession Number

1938.96A-B

Credit Line

Purchase from J. Thorburn Ross

Tlingit artist, Moccasins, Before 1880. Leather and beads; 10 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1938.96A-B

Dimensions

length: 10 3/4 in, 27.305 cm; width: 5 1/4 in, 13.335 cm; height: 3 1/4 in, 8.255 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Indigenous Arts of North America

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

Collection of Rev. Aaron L. Lindsley (1817-1891), Portland, OR., about 1880; collection of J. Thornburn Ross (1858-1957) and Emily Lindsley Ross (1861-1939), by descent, Portland, Oregon, 1891 to 1938; purchased by the Denver Art Museum, January 1938

Exhibition History

“SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art” — Denver Art Museum, 12/15/2024